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Laura Leibman on Objects Embodying Jewish American Life
For a short time, Fisher Price made a set of Little People toys to help celebrate Hannukah. You can only find the set on the collectible market these days, but the figurines served as an easy starting point for Lauren leibman's introduction to a recent special issue of American Jewish History on Jewish American material culture.
Leibman, a professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, said the toys exemplify "the variety of ways in which objects can embody what it means to be Jewish in American life." The special issue contains a diverse set of articles which dig deep into that concept. She joined us on our podcast to talk about the issue.
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Hopkins Press Podcast 4.1: David Hollinger on the Evangelical Republican Impact on Academia
We are kicking off Season 4 of the Hopkins Press Podcast with David Hollinger, who is the Preston Hotchkis Professor of History, emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. His specialties are American intellectual history and American ethnoracial...
Hopkins Press Podcast 3.10: Barrett Taylor on Tenure Ban Legislation
On today’s episode, we talk with Barrett Taylor, professor and coordinator of the higher education program at the University of North Texas. He studies the ways in which higher education interfaces with society, investigating topics including state politics...
Hopkins Press Podcast 3.9: Koritha Mitchell
Koritha Mitchell is is a public intellectual, a professor of English, a literary historian, an award-winning author and cultural critic, and as of last year she is also a member of the Hopkins Press Advisory Board. Her work has already had quite an impact both...
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